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ARTICLE · 31 AUGUST 2004

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What do you think is common to these Indian software professionals - Ashish Belagali, Columbus Sivashunmugam, Kakarla Satyanarayan and Amit Jaipuria? Might not easily ring a bell, but they are among the large group of individuals who have filed claims for patents in the software arena in India. Of the 83 applications filed between 1999-2001 at the Indian Patent Office, individuals dominate in comparison to Indian software majors.

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Vineet Goyal
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Article by Vineet Kumar Goyal, Counsellor, Technology & IPR Division Anuradha Mazumdar, Executive Officer, Technology & IPR Division

What do you think is common to these Indian software professionals - Ashish Belagali, Columbus Sivashunmugam, Kakarla Satyanarayan and Amit Jaipuria?

This interesting finding has come out in a study done by the Patent Facility Centre (PFC), under the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC). Two reasons, the study attributed for this trend are: Many software companies fall under the category of small-scale industries, which may be proprietorship. Secondly, the filing fee is Rs 1,500 for an individual against Rs 5,000 for a company. Consequently, filing in the name of an individual may have been a preferred option.

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